Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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China’s Property Crisis Is More Complex Than Beijing Seems to Think
Structural problems will make what is an already difficult challenge for Beijing all but insolvable in the short run.
China Keeps Getting Bad Economic News
Although Beijing has at last become serious addressing China’s economic problems, the results so far show zero positive results.
Taiwan Is Diversifying Away From China—With a Vengeance
Taiwan has decided, as have Americans, Europeans, and the Japanese, to diversify sourcing and investing away from China. It must be getting lonely in Beijing.
Desperate for Love in Beijing
Chinese officials have reached out East and West in search of trading partners and economic support but so far have felt little warmth.
Beijing’s Latest Mistake: China’s Excess Manufacturing Capacity
To offset the property crisis and weak domestic demand, Beijing invested in manufacturing capacity. Now, it has too much and no way to use it.
The Chinese Dream Is Dying
The picture of a once-optimistic and enthusiastic Chinese middle class has changed with many now slipping toward poverty—sad for workers, dangerous for the CCP.
Has Communist China Come Full Circle?
The terrible property crisis notwithstanding, China today is at a pivotal juncture in its development.
Japanese Business Votes ‘No’ on China
A recent poll of Japanese business reveals low confidence in China’s economic future, perhaps even more pessimism than American business shows.
Big News From China but Still Not Big Enough
Media commentary has enthused over a supposed solution for China’s property crisis. As will soon become apparent, Beijing has no ’solution,' at least not yet.
